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Singer-songwriter

Leonard Cohen, a renowned Canadian singer-songwriter, is celebrated for his profound lyrics and distinctive voice. His musical career spanned over half a century, encompassing a variety of styles from folk to rock and jazz. Cohen's music and poetry have been beloved by fans worldwide, and he is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century.

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“Sit in a chair and keep still. Let the dancer's shoulders emerge from your shoulders, the dancer's chest from your chest, the dancer's loins from your loins, the dancer's hips and thighs from yours; and from your silence the throat that makes a sound, and from your bafflement a clear song to which the dancer moves...”

Body Poetry Dancer Sex Workers Stripper

Book:Book of Mercy

Source: Book of Mercy

“What were the bodies like on the beach? Ugly and white and ruined by offices.”

Body Pain White Office Ugly Beach Therapy Injury Ruined

Book:The Favourite Game

Source: The Favourite Game

“To the men and women who own men and women those of us meant to be lovers we will not pardon you for wasting our bodies and time”

Men Love Body He Man Lovers Men And Women Meant To Be Pardon Time Love

Author:Leonard Cohen

“You can keep the body as well-oiled and receptive as possible, but whether you're actually going to be able to go for the long haul is really not your own choice.”

Wells Long Body Able Choices Receptive Haul Long Haul

Author:Leonard Cohen

“Now suzanne takes you hand And she leads you to the river She is wearing rags and feathers From salvation army counters And the sun pours down like honey On our lady of the harbour And she shows you where to look Among the garbage and the flowers There are heroes in the seaweed There are children in the morning They are leaning out for love And they will lean that way forever While suzanne holds the mirror And you want to travel with her And you want to travel blind And you know that she will trust you For shes touched your perfect body with her mind.”

“Your body will never be familiar.”

Body Your Body Familiar

Book:The Favourite Game

Source: The Favourite Game

“I heard of a man who says words so beautifully that if he only speaks their name women give themselves to him. If I am dumb beside your body while silence blossoms like tumors on our lips it is because I hear a man climb stairs and clear his throat outside our door.”

Ifs Men Giving Body Names Speak Silence Clear Doors Heard Lips Your Body Dumb Climbs Throat Stairs Tumors

Book:Atras Das Linhas Inimigas De Meu Amor

Source: Atras Das Linhas Inimigas De Meu Amor

“As the mist leaves no scar On the dark green hill So my body leaves no scar On you and never will”

Body Dark Green Hills Scar Mist Green Hills

Author:Leonard Cohen

“When you call me close to tell me your body is not beautiful I want to summon the eyes and hidden mouths of stone and light and water to testify against you.”

Want Body Light Eye Beautiful Water Mouths Stones Your Body Call Me

Book:Stranger Music: Selected Poems and Songs

Source: Stranger Music: Selected Poems and Songs

“A woman watches her body uneasily, as though it were an unreliable ally in the battle for love.”

Love Body Watches Battle Allies Unreliable

Book:The Favourite Game

Source: The Favourite Game

“I think the term poet is a very exalted term and should be applied to a man at the end of his work. When he looks back over the body of his work and he's written poetry then let the verdict be that he's a poet.”

Thinking Men Should Looks Ends Body Term Written Poet Exalted Verdict

Author:Leonard Cohen

About the Author

Born: September 21, 1934
Died: November 10, 2016
Known for: Singer-songwriter
Quotes: 438

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